Jeremiah 5
1 Go everywhere through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and pay attention! Search all through her city squares to see if you can find even just one person who does what's right, anyone who is faithful, and I'll forgive the city.
Jerusalem loklam boih ah ahnuk ahma cawn oh, poek oh loe ahmuen boih to pakrong oh, toenghaih sah kami, loktang pakrong kami maeto na hnuk o thaih nahaeloe, hae vangpui hae ka tahmen han.
2 They may make promises in my name, but they're not sincere.
Nihcae mah, Angraeng loe hing, tiah thuih o e, ka hmin hoiah a sak o ih nihcae lokkamhaih loe amsawn ni.
3 Lord, aren't you always looking for faithfulness? You beat them, but they didn't care. You just about destroyed them, but they refused to accept your discipline. They were stubborn, hard as rock, and they wouldn't repent.
Aw Angraeng, na mik mah loe loktang na ai maw pakrong? Nihcae to na thuitaek e, kana panoek o ai; nam rosak, toe na thuitaekhaih to talawk o ai; nihcae ih mikhmai loe thlung pongah amtaak o kue; dawnpakhuem han koeh o ai.
4 Then I said to myself, “These people are only the poor—they're just fools who don't know any better. They certainly don't know what the Lord wants, God's right way of living.
To pongah kaimah, tangtang ni hae kaminawk loe amtang o moe, amthu o; Angraeng ih loklam to panoek o ai, angmacae Sithaw lokcaekhaih doeh panoek o ai.
5 Let me go to and talk to the ones in charge. They would surely know what the Lord wants, God's right way of living.” But they had all broken off the yoke as well, and ripped off the chains.
To pongah zaehoikungnawk khaeah ka caeh moe, lok ka thuih pae han; nihcae loe Angraeng ih loklam hoi angmacae Sithaw lokcaekhaih to panoek o; toe nihcae mah hnam to khaeh o moe, qui doeh taprawt o pat.
6 As a result a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will rip them apart. A leopard will lie in wait for them near their towns, ready to tear to pieces anyone who goes outside. For they keep on rebelling, and turn away from me so often.
To pongah taw ih kaipui mah nihcae to kaek tih, duembang ah kavak tasuinawk mah nihcae ih moi to caa o tih; kaithlaeng mah nihcae ih vangpuinawk to toep ueloe, vangpui thung hoi tacawt kami to taprawt pet boih tih; nihcae zaehaih loe pop parai moe, loklam amkhraeng o pongah to tiah oh o.
7 Why should I forgive you? Your children have abandoned me and believe in gods that are not gods. I gave them everything they need, yet they went and committed adultery, gathering together at prostitutes' houses.
To baktih zaehaih pongah kawbangmaw kang tahmen thai tih? Ka caanawk mah ang pahnawt o sut moe, sithaw ah kaom ai hmuennawk khaeah lokkamhaih a sak o; zok kam hahsak naah, daan ai ah zaehaih a sak o moe, tangyat zawhaih ahmuen ah amkhueng o.
8 They're like virile stallions wanting sex, each of them neighing with lust after his neighbor's wife.
Nihcae loe rawkcak kamhah ah pacah ih hrang tae baktiah, imtaeng kami ih zu to a khit o moe, a zae o haih boeh.
9 Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?
To baktih hmuennawk pongah thuitaek ai ah ka om tih maw? tiah Angraeng mah thuih; to baktih acaengnawk to danpaek ai ah poek angphohaih hoiah ka om tih maw?
10 Go through her vineyards and damage them, but don't destroy them completely. Rip off her branches, because they don't belong to the Lord.
Nihcae ih tapang nuiah daw oh loe phrae oh; toe phrae o boih hmah; tanghangnawk to athlik oh, nihcae loe Angraeng ih tanghang na ai ni.
11 The people of Israel and Judah have completely betrayed me, declares the Lord.
Israel imthung takoh hoi Judah imthung takohnawk loe, ka nuiah oepthok ai, tiah Angraeng mah thuih.
12 They have lied about the Lord, saying, “He won't do anything. Nothing bad will happen to us. We won't have war or famine.
Nihcae loe Angraeng to aling o; anih mah tidoeh sah tang mak ai; aicae nuiah sethaih doeh phasak tang mak ai; sumsen hoi khokhahaih doeh a tongh o tangtang mak ai:
13 The prophets are just like the wind. The Lord doesn't speak through them. What they predict can happen to them!”
tahmaanawk loe takhi khue ni, nihcae thungah lok to om ai; to pongah a thuih o ih lok baktiah nihcae nuiah om nasoe, tiah a thuih o.
14 So this is the reply from the Lord God Almighty: Because of what you've said, I will make my words like a fire in your mouth and you people like the wood it burns up.
To pongah misatuh Angraeng Sithaw mah hae tiah thuih; Hae lok hae na thuih o pongah, khenah, ka lok to nangcae ih pakha ah hmai baktiah ka ohsak moe, hae kaminawk hae thing baktiah ka ohsak han, nihcae loe hmai mah kang tih.
15 Look! I am bringing a nation from far away to attack you, people of Israel, declares the Lord. It's a powerful nation that has existed for a long time; it's a nation whose language you don't know, and when they speak you can't understand them.
Aw Israel imthung takoh, khenah, nangcae tuk hanah prae kangthla hoiah acaeng maeto ka hoih han, nihcae loe thacak o moe, canghnii hoi kaom acaeng ah oh o; nihcae ih lok to na panoek o mak ai.
16 Their arrows bring death; they are all strong warriors.
Nihcae ih kalii tabu loe kamong sut taprong baktiah oh, nihcae loe misatuk thacak kami ah oh o.
17 They will consume your harvest and your food; they will destroy your sons and your daughters; they will eat your flocks and your herds; they will feed on your vines and your fig trees. They will attack and will destroy the fortified towns that you have so much confidence in.
Na capanawk hoi na canunawk mah caak han ih thingthai qumpo hoi takawnawk to nihcae mah caa o king tih; tuunawk hoi na pacah ih moinawk doeh nihcae mah caa o king ueloe, nang ih misurkung hoi thaiduet thingnawk doeh caa o boih tih; na oep ih kacak sipae hoi pakaa ih vangpuinawk doeh nihcae mah sumsen hoiah phrae o boih tih.
18 But even at that time I won't completely destroy you, declares the Lord.
Toe to batkih niah doeh nangcae to kang tahmat o boih mak ai.
19 When people ask you Jeremiah, “Why did the Lord our God do all these things to us?” you are to tell them, “In the same way you have abandoned me and served foreign gods here in your country, so you will serve foreigners in a country that isn't your own.”
Kaminawk mah, Tipongah aicae Angraeng Sithaw mah aicae nuiah hae baktih hmuennawk a sak loe? tiah dueng naah, nangcae mah nihcae khaeah, Nang pahnawt o sut moe, na prae thungah minawk kalah sithawnawk na bok o baktih toengah, nangmacae ih prae ai, kalah kaminawk ih tok to na sah o tih, tiah thui paeh, tiah Angraeng mah thuih.
20 Announce this to the people of Jacob and Judah:
Hae lok hae Jakob imthung takoh ah taphong ah, Judah prae thungah thui ah,
21 Listen to this, you foolish, stupid people, who have eyes but don't see, who have ears but don't hear.
Aw kamthu hoi panoekhaih tawn ai kaminawk, mik na tawnh o e, na hnu o thai ai, naa doeh na tawnh o, thaih kophaih tawn ai kaminawk hae lok hae tahngai oh:
22 Aren't you afraid of what I can do? declares the Lord. Don't you think you should tremble in my presence? I am the one who set up the shore as the sea's boundary, an everlasting limit that it can't cross. The waves crash against it, but they can't defeat it. They roar, but they can't cross the barrier.
Kai nang zii o ai maw? tiah Angraeng mah thuih; ka hmaa ah na tasoeh o han ai maw? Tuipui mah a caehhaih loklam caeh voek han ai, dungzan angzithaih ramri ah oh hanah, kaimah ni savuet to ka sak; tuiphu mah tanawt khing cadoeh, payawk thai mak ai; atuen apawk hoi angthawk o moe, tanawt o cadoeh poeng o thai mak ai.
23 But you people have a stubborn and rebellious attitude. You have left me and gone your own way.
Toe hae kaminawk loe palungthah o moe, lokaek koehhaih palungthin to a tawnh o; lok a aek o moe, kalah bangah a caeh o ving.
24 You didn't think to say, “We should appreciate the Lord our God, who sends the autumn and spring rains at the right time, who makes sure we can have a harvest every year.”
Nihcae loe atue phak naah, kho angzosakkung, hmaloe hoi hnukkhuem ih kho angzosakkung, cang aahhhaih atue hoi thingthai qumpo lakhaih atuenawk paekkung, aicae Angraeng Sithaw to zii o si, tiah thuih ih palungthin roe tawn o ai.
25 Your wrong actions have taken these benefits from you; your sins have deprived you of my blessings.
Na sakpazae o haih mah hae hmuennawk hae pakha ving moe, na zae o haih mah kahoih hmuennawk to pakaa khoep boeh.
26 For there are wicked men among my people. They're like bird-trappers, secretly watching and waiting to catch people in their snare.
Kasae kaminawk loe kai ih kaminawk salakah oh o; nihcae loe tavaa han dongh patung kaminawk baktih, kami naeh hanah, dongh patung kaminawk baktiah, kaminawk to angang o.
27 Their homes are full of their ill-gotten gains, like cages full of birds. That's why they've become powerful and rich.
Tabu koi mongah kaom tavaa baktiah nihcae ih im loe alinghaih hoiah koi; to pongah nihcae loe lensawk o moe, angraeng ah angcoeng o.
28 They've grown fat and smooth, and have become experts in evil. They deny justice to orphans, and they don't defend the rights of those in need.
Nihcae loe thawk o hruk, mikhmai doeh ampha o; nihcae loe kasae kaminawk pongah doeh set o kue; toenghaih hoiah lok to caek o ai; ampa tawn ai kaminawk to angdoe o haih ai; toe nihcae loe khosak hoih o; amtang kaminawk to toenghaih hoiah lokcaek pae o ai.
29 Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?
Hae hmuennawk pongah nihcae to ka thuitaek mak ai maw? tiah Angraeng mah thuih; hae baktih prae nui ah lu la ai ah poek angpho hoiah ka oh han maw?
30 Something horrible, something terrible has happened here in this country.
Dawnrai koi hmuen hoi zitthok hmuen to prae thungah a sak o boeh;
31 The prophets give false prophecies; the priests rule as they please. My people love it like this, but what will you do when it all falls apart?
tahmaanawk mah amsawnlok to thuih o moe, qaimanawk mah doeh angmacae koeh baktiah uk o; to baktih toksakhaih to kai ih kaminawk mah koeh o; toe boenghaih ah loe kawbangmaw na sak o han?
